I spent $450 on a ticket to a “Future of Work” conference in Austin back in 2018, and I still regret it. I was standing…
How I fixed my brain without actually quitting my soul-crushing job
October 14, 2019. 2:14 PM. I was sitting on the floor of a bathroom stall in a WeWork on 42nd Street, staring at the grout…
Why I stopped trying to win at productivity and actually started getting work done
I spent three hours last Tuesday reorganizing my digital filing system. It looked beautiful. Color-coded tags, nested folders, a custom icon for my ‘Current Projects’…
Why I stopped trying to be ‘Internet Famous’ and started actually getting paid
I spent the better part of 2019 sitting in a cramped, windowless apartment in Chicago trying to become a ‘thought leader’ on Twitter. I had…
Why being a ‘Jack of all trades’ is actually the only way to survive now
Specialization is a trap. We’ve been told since we were kids that the only way to succeed is to pick a lane, stay in it,…